Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation..

The severest punishment suffered by a sensitive mind, for injury inflicted upon another, is the consciousness of having done it..

The eye is inlet to the soul..

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!.

How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion..

Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic..

It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one another for our comfort, and even necess….

Faith, in order to be genuine and of any real value, must be the offspring of that divine love which Jesus manifested when He prayed for His enemies ….

If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear?.

Obedience sums up our entire duty..

That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect..

It is my humble prayer that I may be of some use in my day and generation..

You cannot judge by outward appearances; the soul is only transparent to its Maker..

Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully..

Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers; the only password is prayer..

I have somewhere read that conscience not only sits as witness and judge within our bosoms, but also forms the prison of punishment..

Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear..

Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor….

If our Creator has so bountifully provided for our existence here, which is but momentary, and for our temporal wants, which will soon be forgotten, ….

Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep..

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all..